While National Park Week provides an unbeatable opportunity to get out and explore your 401 national park sites, NPCA encourages you to stay home (or at least set your TV recorder) on Thursday, April 24 at 8 / 7c, for the 1-hour season finale of NBC's “Parks and Recreation." NPCA worked with the popular show’s production team for the final episode, where Amy Poehler’s character (Leslie Knope) will make the nail-biting decision of whether to join the National Park Service.

Here are 5 more ways to celebrate National Park Week:

1. Visit a national park site near you--especially one that you’ve never been to before. Many people are surprised to discover that they’re just a few miles away from a national park. Find a park near you on NPCA’s website and search the National Park Service site for events near you.

5. Share your story.Sure, you could do this the old-school way, cornering people at parties with your photos or recounting your favorite wildlife encounter at the office water cooler. You could also visit NPCA’s My Park Story, specially designed to help you inspire other park lovers across the interwebs with your most treasured memories.

Whatever you do, enjoy National Park Week! And thank you for being a friend of our national parks.